Chief Information Officer

Job Description

The Opportunity

This is a senior technology leadership opportunity within a large privately held Canadian organization operating in a highly complex asset- and project-intensive environment. With thousands of employees a national footprint and a reputation for delivering critical infrastructure and long-term services the organization is entering a period of accelerated growth and modernization.

Over the next two years the business is expected to significantly scale revenue and operations driven by major multi-year projects and expanded service lines. To support this transformation the organization is seeking a Chief Information Officer (CIO) to elevate technology data and digital capability into a core strategic enabler.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Financial & Strategy Officer and partnering closely with the executive leadership team the CIO will define and execute a multi-year technology and data roadmap aligned to growth safety operational performance and project delivery.

The mandate is transformational. The CIO will evolve IT from a historically decentralized support-focused function into a scalable enterprise-wide platform that enables real-time insight disciplined execution and consistent performance across corporate offices operational teams and field-based project sites nationwide.

The role can be based in Ottawa or Toronto and requires regular on-site presence across locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver a multi-year enterprise technology and data strategy

• Build a scalable IT operating model across operations cybersecurity data/analytics and business solutions

• Establish data governance quality standards and executive-level dashboards

• Lead cloud-first architecture across ERP HRIS collaboration and field technologies

• Strengthen cybersecurity business continuity and risk management frameworks

• Elevate IT service delivery and stakeholder confidence across the organization

• Build and lead a high-performing technology leadership team

• Act as a strategic advisor to executives and operational leaders driving adoption and change

The Ideal Candidate

• Senior technology executive (CIO/CTO/SVP) with experience leading enterprise-scale transformation

• Background in construction engineering infrastructure industrial services manufacturing or other capital- and project-intensive environments strongly preferred

• Proven success modernizing legacy systems and lifting digital maturity to data-driven performance

• Confident credible leader able to influence executives operational leaders and field teams

• Strategic yet hands-on with a track record of translating vision into measurable outcomes

Why This Role

This is a rare opportunity to lead technology transformation at scale within a Canadian success story at a pivotal moment in its growth. With strong executive sponsorship meaningful autonomy and real investment the CIO will play a central role in shaping how technology data and insight enable performance across a complex national organization and leave a lasting enterprise-wide legacy.